Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in Tennessee, a state in the United States of America. Cities larger than it are Nashville - the capital and largest city of the state; Memphis; and Knoxville. Chattanooga is in the southeast of Tennessee.
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 Location of Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 35°2′44″N 85°16′2″W / 35.04556°N 85.26722°WCoordinates: 35°2′44″N 85°16′2″W / 35.04556°N 85.26722°W[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Hamilton[1] |
| Incorporated | 1839[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| Area | |
| • City | 150.08 sq mi (388.70 km2) |
| • Land | 142.35 sq mi (368.69 km2) |
| • Water | 7.73 sq mi (20.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 676 ft (206 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 181,099 |
| • Rank | 142nd in the United States 4th in Tennessee |
| • Density | 1,272.19/sq mi (491.20/km2) |
| • Urban | 398,569 (US: 105th) |
| • Urban density | 1,366.4/sq mi (527.6/km2) |
| • Metro | 562,647 (US: 101st) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 37401-37412, 37414-37416, 37419, 37421-37422, 37424, 37450 |
| FIPS code | 47-14000[8] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1307240[5] |
| Website | www |
The first people to live in the Chattanooga area were Native American Indians with sites dating back to the Upper Paleolithic period. The city became a transport hub, which made it a target in the American Civil War.
Geography and climate
The United States Census Bureau say that the city has a total area of 150.1 square miles (388.7 km²). This is made up of 142.4 square miles (368.7 km²) of land, and 7.7 square miles (20.0 km²) of water (5.15% of the total area).
The most well known natural feature near Chattanooga is the Tennessee River and the surrounding highlands. The city is between the southwestern Ridge-and-valley Appalachians and the foot of Walden's Ridge.
Chattanooga, Tennessee Media
Battles for Chattanooga, November 24–25, 1863
Market Square in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, in 1907.
Downtown Chattanooga, viewed from Lookout Mountain
Chatype, the typeface used by Chattanooga
Child labor at Richmond Spinning Mill in Chattanooga, 1910. Photo by Lewis Hine.
Chickamauga Lock and Dam on the Tennessee River at Chattanooga
Contemporary extension of the Hunter Museum of American Art
The Chattanooga Times Free Press headquarters
References
- ↑ "Chattanooga". Municipal Technical Advisory Service. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ↑ "About Chattanooga, Tennessee". Archived from the original on September 12, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ↑ Tennessee Blue Book Archived March 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.
- ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chattanooga, Tennessee
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Chattanooga city, Tennessee". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.